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From page 1... ... Citations for the discussion presented in the summary appear in the subsequent report chapters. 2 For the purpose of this report, the committee defines the academic biomedical research community as broadly encompassing those research sponsors, academic research institutions and their research enterprises, and researchers involved in the conduct of biomedical and biological research. Read the entire page →
From page 2... ... requested that the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine assemble an ad hoc committee to develop recommendations and guidance to enhance the disaster resilience of the academic biomedical research community, with a special focus on the potential actions researchers, academic research institutions, and research sponsors can take to mitigate the impact of future disasters. The full charge to the committee is presented in Chapter 1. Read the entire page →
From page 3... ... The committee found that the institutional organizational structure affects the feasibility of implementing various resilience strategies and can create challenges for achieving disaster resilience for the research enter Read the entire page →
From page 4... ... The qualified, senior individual should be integrated within the framework for institutional disaster preparedness to ensure that the research enterprise is represented in and coordinated with overall institutional disaster resilience efforts. The qualified, senior individual should lead a research enterprise planning committee to work in coordination with the institution to assess the unique characteristics of the research enterprise; to determine resilience goals and objectives; and to develop, implement, and maintain plans. Read the entire page →
From page 5... ... • Providing oversight, communication, collaboration, and coordina tion of a broad and diverse group of institutional stakeholders to engage in all-hazards planning for the research enterprise in concert with institutional planning. • Developing, enhancing, and leveraging local, state, and national partnerships that inform efforts to enhance the disaster resilience of the research enterprise. Read the entire page →
From page 6... ... Placing this function at a high level within the institutional research leadership ensures there is a comprehensive understanding of the esearch enterprise and authority for action. This function is necessar r ily complemented by the emergency management function, which holds the formal education, training, and expertise in emergency management and disaster resilience planning. Read the entire page →
From page 7... ... Implement Comprehensive and Integrative Disaster Resilience Planning Efforts for the Research Enterprise RECOMMENDATION 2: Academic research institutions should im plement comprehensive and integrative disaster resilience planning ef forts for their research enterprise that are aligned with planning at the local, state, and national levels (the National Preparedness System) Read the entire page →
From page 8... ... This is a great opportunity for academic research institutions to participate in planning with the local community. It is important that local first responders have advanced knowledge of the research enterprise disaster resilience plans to understand the unique research environments they may be responding to (e.g., animal facilities, chemicals, and biological agents) Read the entire page →
From page 9... ... Ensure the Preservation of Research Data, Samples, and Reagents RECOMMENDATION 4: Principal investigators should work with their academic research institution to safeguard and preserve critical research data, samples, and reagents. As stewards of their research and creators of the valuable intellectual property of their academic research institutions, principal investigators should play a pivotal role in protect ing the intellectual assets of their academic research institution through the development and implementation of policies, plans, and procedures related to disaster resilience. Read the entire page →
From page 10... ... By undertaking personal preparedness actions both at home and in the laboratory, researchers themselves can strengthen the d isaster resilience of the academic biomedical research community. Implement Mandatory Disaster Resilience Education and Training Programs RECOMMENDATION 5: Academic research institutions should im plement mandatory disaster resilience education and training programs and integrate these programs within the broader safety, ethics, and compliance training programs for students, staff, and faculty of the research enterprise. Read the entire page →
From page 11... ... Improve the Disaster Resilience of Animal Research Programs RECOMMENDATION 6: Academic research institutions should ac knowledge that there is an ethical imperative to conduct disaster resil ience efforts to preserve the lives and prevent the suffering of research animals. Academic research institutions should consider designating vivaria as essential facilities and should work to incorporate fail-safe design criteria. Read the entire page →
From page 12... ... A vivarium should never be placed in flood-prone areas within a building. A RESILIENT BUILT ENVIRONMENT FOR THE RESEARCH ENTERPRISE For an institution committed to improving the disaster resilience of its current and future research enterprise, an in-depth consideration of how the Read the entire page →
From page 13... ... Very little to no consideration is currently given to how best to protect and sustain the research laboratory space, equipment, research- elated assets, or r research animals -- each of which plays a critical role in support of scientific endeavor -- in the event of a disaster. Because of the unique value of the experiments, research-related assets, and research animals and because of the general neutral priority that their protection is given by the building codes and emergency response operations, academic research institutions should establish and implement comprehensive performance-based design criteria to ensure that their research facilities adequately protect the experiments, research-related assets, and research animals in the event of a disaster. Read the entire page →
From page 14... ... A more rigorous and integrated capital planning process -- with clear criteria for resource allocation priorities -- will be required to support capital and operational improvements over the long time period required to implement effective disaster resilience. Develop an Institutional Financial Investment Strategy for Disaster Resilience Efforts for the Research Enterprise RECOMMENDATION 8: Academic research institutions should d evelop an institutional financial investment strategy based upon comprehensive and integrated resilience planning activities for their research enterprise. Read the entire page →
From page 15... ... In support of this effort, key federal agencies that support biomedical research should each identify within their respective agencies a locus of responsibility and authority to lead and coordinate efforts in pursuit of a resilient academic biomedical research community. This initiative would guide and support academic research institutions in their development of disaster resilience programs for their research enterprises. Read the entire page →
From page 16... ... Increased participation of federal research sponsors on the GCC could result in discussions about the funding of resilience efforts for academic research institutions, as well as other ways the government could support resilience efforts for the academic biomedical research community. Recognize and Engage the Academic Biomedical Research Community as a Subsector of the Healthcare and Public Health Critical Infrastructure Sector RECOMMENDATION 10: The Department of Health and Human Services, as the Healthcare and Public Health Sector–Specific Agency, should explicitly recognize and engage the academic biomedical re search community as a subsector of the Healthcare and Public Health Critical Infrastructure Sector, and actively work to engage the academic Read the entire page →
From page 17... ... Improving the disaster resilience of the academic biomedical research community will require an unparalleled partnership across the emergency management and academic research sectors with a sustained commitment from leaders at all levels. The actions recommended by the committee in this report -- from recognizing the academic biomedical research community as a key component of the HPH Critical Infrastructure Sector to PIs working with their academic research institution to safeguard and preserve their research data, samples, and reagents -- ighlight the fact that all levels of the academic biomedical h research community have roles to play in building resilience (see Box S-1) Read the entire page →
From page 18... ... • evelop an institutional financial investment strategy for disaster resil D ience efforts for the research enterprise. Research Sponsors and Stakeholders • Convene a consortium of stakeholders to discuss efforts to enhance disaster resilience for the academic biomedical research community. Read the entire page →

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... Citations for the discussion presented in the summary appear in the subsequent report chapters. 2 For the purpose of this report, the committee defines the academic biomedical research community as broadly encompassing those research sponsors, academic research institutions and their research enterprises, and researchers involved in the conduct of biomedical and biological research.

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